ArticleScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2023
Burden of idiopathic inflammatory rheumatic diseases in occupational healthcare: increased absenteeism and healthcare resource utilization.
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- Potential of digital applications for self-management and other outcomes in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- The association between social determinants of health and all-cause, cardiovascular mortality in US rheumatoid arthritis: a cohort study of NHANES.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association between dietary retinol intake and rheumatoid arthritis based on NHANES database.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between the body roundness index and osteoarthritis: evidence from NHANES.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesPatients with idiopathic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IIRD) often have decreased working capacity resulting in indirect costs. However, data on patients' short-term sick leave has been limited. This retrospective cohort study evaluated the number and length of sick leave, including short-term leave, and occupational healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) of the working-aged patients with IIRD compared to controls.
methodsThe data on sick leave and occupational HCRU were gathered from the electronic medical records of the largest occupational healthcare provider in Finland from January 2012 to December 2019. Employed patients with an IIRD (including rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic and enteropathic arthritis, juvenile arthritis, and reactive arthritis) with at least a 12-months follow-up were identified and compared to age-, sex-, and follow-up matched controls without IIRD.
resultsAltogether 5405 patients with IIRD were identified and compared with an equal number of controls. The patients incurred approximately 2.5 times more sick leave than controls: 21.7 versus 8.5 days per patient year, respectively. Short-term sick leave was common: 83% of sickness absence periods of the patients lasted 1-9 days and represented 30% of the total absenteeism. Loss of productivity due to lost workdays was on average €4572 (95% confidence interval €4352-4804) per patient year. Occupational HCRU was approximately 1.8 times higher among IIRD patients than controls.
conclusionsWorkers with an IIRD incur considerably more sick leave and use more occupational healthcare services than controls. Short sick leave not registered in national insurance registers constitute a significant portion of days off work among patients with IIRD.
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